Elections

Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski leaves

By ELIZABETH KOH

ekoh@mcclatchy.com
In this March 15, 2016 file photo, Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski listens at left are Trump speaks in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump has fought to the cusp of the Republican presidential nomination with a small group of largely obscure operatives. There's campaign manager Lewandowski, who had no national campaign experience.
In this March 15, 2016 file photo, Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski listens at left are Trump speaks in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump has fought to the cusp of the Republican presidential nomination with a small group of largely obscure operatives. There's campaign manager Lewandowski, who had no national campaign experience. Gerald Herbert AP

Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is leaving the presumptive Republican nominee’s campaign, the New York Times reported Monday.

“The Donald J. Trump Campaign for President, which has set a historic record in the Republican Primary having received almost 14 million votes, has today announced that Corey Lewandowski will no longer be working with the campaign,” campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks said in a statement.

“The campaign is grateful to Corey for his hard work and dedication and we wish him the best in the future.”

The statement did not elaborate on who would replace Lewandowski, who despite no prior national campaign experience piloted Trump’s campaign through a crowded primary to the expected nomination. Trump’s standing in national polls has plummeted in recent weeks as the field turns to a general election matchup with Hillary Clinton.

This story was originally published June 20, 2016 at 9:56 AM with the headline "Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski leaves."

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